diff --git a/src/ubus.c b/src/ubus.c
index 88172a6..4d63006 100644
--- a/src/ubus.c
+++ b/src/ubus.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ static void ubus_disconnect_cb(struct ubus_context *ubus)
     }
 }
 
-/* Note that this cannot log, it either returns a fatal error, or NULL.
-   If daemon->ubus is left as NULL, it will be called again for another try. */
 char *ubus_init()
 {
   struct ubus_context *ubus = NULL;
@@ -119,9 +117,9 @@ char *ubus_init()
   if (ret)
     {
       ubus_destroy(ubus);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-      
+      return (char *)ubus_strerror(ret);
+    }    
+  
   ubus->connection_lost = ubus_disconnect_cb;
   daemon->ubus = ubus;
   error_logged = 0;